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Lyrics and Information

The King Shall Come

Words translated by John Brownlie
Tune: ST STEPHEN by Rev. William Jones
Key signature: G major (1 sharp)
Time signature: 4/4
Meter: 8.6.8.6.(C.M.D.)
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1. The King shall come when morning dawns, and light triumphant breaks, when beauty gilds the eastern hills and life to joy awakes.
2. Not as of old a little child, to bear, and fight, and die, but crowned with glory like the sun that lights the morn ing sky.
3. O brighter that the rising morn when He, victorious, rose! and left the lonesome place of death, despite the rage of foes.
4. O brighter than that glorious morn shall this fair morning be, when Christ, our King, in beauty comes, and we his face shall see.
5. The King shall come when morning dawns and earth’s dark night is past; O haste the rising of that morn, the day that e’er shall last.
6. And let the endless bliss be gin, by weary saints foretold, when right shall triumph over wrong, and truth shall be extolled.
7. The King shall come when morning dawns, and light and beauty brings; “Hail Christ the Lord!” Thy people pray, come quickly, King of kings!